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1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "Map, facing north" or "Map, direc-
tion of travel".
3.Press the controller.
At scales of less than 300 miles/500 km, you
have the option of deciding whether to orient
the map to north or toward your current direc-
tion of travel. At scales of 300 miles/500 km or
greater, the map always points toward north.
Changing scale
Turn the controller to adjust the scale.
Displaying towns/cities and streets of
route
You can have the names of streets and towns/
cities on your route displayed whenever the
destination guidance is active.
The distances remaining to be traveled on each
individual road and directional arrows are also
displayed.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "Route list" and press the controller.To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
Bypassing route sections
During destination guidance, you can revise the
navigation system's route recommendations to
avoid particular stretches of road. Enter the
number of miles/kilometers that you want to
travel before returning to the original route.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "New route" and press the control-
ler.
2.Turn the controller to enter the desired
number of miles/kilometers and press the
controller.
The route is recalculated.
To exit from the menu without changing the
route:
Select the arrow and press the controller.

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What to do if …
What to do if …
>a navigation DVD is inserted, but an instruc-
tion to insert the DVD appears on the Con-
trol Display?
The navigation DVD may not be the correct
DVD for the navigation system. This infor-
mation is indicated on the DVD label.
>you request the current position of your
vehicle, but do not receive a precise dis-
play?
The system is unable to receive enough
GPS signals at your current position owing
to obstructions, your current position is not
yet available on your navigation DVD, or the
system is in the process of calculating your
current position. As a rule, reception is
guaranteed when you are in the open.
>the destination guidance does not accept a
destination?
The data of the destination is not stored on
the navigation DVD that is loaded. Select a
destination that is as close as possible to
the original.
>the destination guidance does not accept
an address without the street name?
On the navigation DVD, no downtown area
can be determined for the city or town
entered. Enter any street, or a destination
such as the railway station in the selected
town, and then start the destination guid-
ance.>you want to enter a destination for the des-
tination guidance, but it is not possible to
select the letters for your desired entry?
The data of the destination is not stored on
the navigation DVD that is loaded. In this
case, the system will not offer you any let-
ters to choose from. Select a destination
that is as close as possible to the original.
>the system stops furnishing directions on
which way to turn as you approach intersec-
tions?
You are driving in an area that has not yet
been completely recorded on the naviga-
tion DVD. Instead of an arrow indicating a
turn, you will see an arrow which indicates
the general direction of your planned route.
Or you have left the recommended route
and the system requires a few seconds to
calculate a new recommended route.
>the navigation system does not react to
entries?
If the battery was disconnected, it takes
about 10 minutes before the system is once
again operational.

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Operation using Control Center
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Press button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the controller back to open "Enter-
tainment".
You have the following choices:
>"FM" and "AM": select radio reception.
>"WB": request weather station.
>"SAT": select satellite radio.
>"CD": select CD player or CD changer.
>"Set": depending on the audio source,
other adjustments can be made, e.g. with
the radio: update station with strongest
reception, save station, tone control, sam-
ple stations.
Switching on/off
In order to switch the Entertainment sound out-
put on and off:
Press knob1 next to the CD player.
This symbol on the Control Display indi-
cates that sound output is switched off.
Adjusting volume
Turn knob1 next to the CD player until the
desired volume is set.
You can also adjust the volume on the steering
wheel.
The setting for the remote control currently in
use is stored.
Tone control
You can alter various tone settings, e. g. treble
and bass, or the speed-dependent volume
increase.
The settings are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Changing tone settings
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Press button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.

On/off and tone
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Controls in the back seat*
You can also use a remote control to select
Business radio as the audio source and listen to
it through the headphones or speakers.
Remote control
1Buttons for menu navigation
2Volume
3Station scan/track search
>Change radio station.
>Select track for CD player and
CD changer.
4Headphones right/left
5Exit menu for rear seat entertainment
Use the buttons1 to navigate through the
menu. Pressing and move the controller left,
right, forward, and back is replaced by pressing
the corresponding button, refer to page16.
Attaching headphones
Connections for the headphones:
Jacks 3.5 mm.
Selecting speakers/headphones
1.Press one of the buttons1.
2.Select "Rear entertainment using speak-
ers" or "Rear entertainment via head-
phones".
3.Press button.
The last audio source selected is displayed:
> Headphones selected.
> Speakers selected.
To exit from the menu:
Select arrow and press button.
Settings for the remote control
You can limit control and set it so that the audio
source of the speakers is also heard through the
headphones.
Limiting control:
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Press button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller.

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4.Select "Unlock rear menu" and press the
controller.
5.Select Rear seat and press the controller.
>In order to deactivate the remote control:
"Rear not enabled".
>In order to deactivate the control for the
speakers:
"Headphone operation only".
In order to set the headphones to the same
audio source as for the speakers:
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller back to open "Enter-
tainment".
3.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
4.Select "Headphones" and press the con-
troller.
The same audio source will be heard
over the speakers and headphones.Tone control
You can adjust the tone right and left for the
speakers or for the headphones.
1.Press one of the buttons1.
2.Select "Rear entertainment using speak-
ers" or "Rear entertainment via head-
phones" and press the controller.
3.Adjust the tone, refer to page133.

Radio
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Radio
Your radio provides reception the FM and AM
wavebands.
Listening to the radio
Press the button if the sound output is switched
off.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Press button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the controller back to open "Enter-
tainment".
3.Select "FM" or "AM".4.Press the controller.
Stations are shown on the Control Display on
the basis of various selection criteria, e. g. "Pre-
sets".
If "Autostore" does not display any stations or
if the stations displayed can no longer be
received, to update the station with the stron-
gest signal, refer to page139.
Changing station
Turn the controller.
In addition to the stations currently displayed,
you can have stations with another selection
criterion displayed.
You can choose from the following selection
criteria:
>"Autostore":
For the Station with the strongest signal,
refer to page139.
>"Presets":
Stations you have previously stored, refer to
page140.

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To change between these different selection
criteria of stations:
1.Move the controller forward to change the
field.
2.Select a selection criterion.
3.Press the controller.
You can also change the station on the steering
wheel.
Buttons next to CD player:
Press the button for the corresponding
direction.
The system switches to the next displayed sta-
tion.
Sampling stations, scan
The system automatically plays a brief sample
from each of the stations on the current wave-
band.
In "Manual", you can set stations that are
received in addition to those displayed.
Buttons next to CD player:
To start scan, hold down the correspond-
ing direction button.
To stop scanning, press button.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "FM" or "AM".
2.Press the controller.
3.Press the controller again.
Other menu items are displayed.4.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
Scan starts.
To stop the scan:
1.Press the controller.
2.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
This cancels the scan search, and the radio
remains on the current station.
Selecting frequency manually
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "FM" or "AM".
2.Press the controller.
3.Move the controller forward to change the
field.
4.Select "Manual" and press the controller.
5.Turn the controller to set a certain fre-
quency.
Updating stations with best reception
If you are on a longer journey and leave the
transmission range of the stations originally set,
you can update the list of stations with the best
reception.

Radio
140 Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "FM" or "AM".
2.Press the controller.
3.Move the controller forward to change the
field.
4.Select "Autostore" and press the controller.
5.Press the controller again.
Other menu items are displayed.
6.Select "Autostore" and press the controller.
The display of the stations with the strongest
reception is updated. The stations are dis-
played based on their frequencies.
Storing stations
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "FM" or "AM".
2.Select the desired station.
"Set" has been selected.
3.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
4.Select "Store" and press the controller.
"Presets" is displayed.
5.Turn the controller until the desired mem-
ory position is selected.
The number of the memory position
appears beside the name or frequency of
the station.
6.Press the controller.
The station is stored.

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The channels of the last selection criterion are
displayed once again after a short time.
The stations are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Changing a memory location
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Presets" and press the controller.
2.Select the desired station.
3.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
4.Select "Store" and press the controller.
5.Turn the controller until the desired mem-
ory position is selected.
The number of the memory position
appears beside the name or frequency of
the station.
6.Press the controller.
The station is stored.
RDS Radio Data System
RDS transmits additional information in the FM
frequency range. RDS stations have the follow-
ing properties:
>In the case of broadcasting networks that
transmit over a number of frequencies,
there is an automatic switch to the fre-
quency with the best reception quality.
>If the reception conditions are good, the
station names are shown on the Control
Display. If the reception is weak or dis-
rupted, it can take some time before the
station names appear.
Weather Band*
Weather Radio is a service of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA –
of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Weather
messages are repeated every four to six min-
utes and are routinely revised every one to three
hours, or more frequently if needed. Most of the
stations operate 24 hours daily. During severe
weather, National Weather Service forecasters
can interrupt the routine weather broadcasts
and substitute special warning messages. If you
have a question concerning NOAA Weather
Radio, please contact your nearest National
Weather Service Office, or write to National
Weather Service – Attn: W/OM11–, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
1325 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD.
20910.
Selecting Weather Band
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "WB" and press the controller.
2.Select the Weather Band station and press
the controller.
The Weather Band station may be unavailable
in some regions.
Satellite radio*
You can receive over 100 different channels
with high sound quality.
The channels are offered to you in predefined
packages. To receive the channels of your
choice, you must have this package enabled.

Radio
142 You may experience signal drops and
muting events related to this new tech-
nology.<
Enabling or disabling channels
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Press button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the controller back to open "Enter-
tainment".
3.Select "SAT".
4.Press the controller.
The channels are displayed.
These channels are enabled.
Enabling
1.Select a channel that has not yet been
enabled and press the controller.
A telephone number and the electronic
serial number, ESN, are displayed.
The electronic serial number is
required to enable or disable.<
2.To enable the channels:
Dial the phone number.
Disabling
1.Select an enabled channel and press the
controller.
2.Select "ESN" and press the controller.
The electronic serial number, ESN, is dis-
played
The electronic serial number is
required to disable.<
3.To disable the channels:
Dial the phone number.
Selecting and storing channel
1.Select "SAT" and press the controller.
Channels are shown on the Control Display
sorted on the basis of selection criteria.